About Our Courses:

What? is First Aid

First Aid is the immediate medical assistance given in an emergency before qualified medical support is available. The first person at the scene of an incident is not likely to be a doctor, paramedic or nurse but more likely to be a person just like you! It will be your confidence and competence which will help handle an incident.

What? about our courses

We organise, teach and continuously train individuals or companies in first aid and lifesaving techniques and offer HSE, IQL and RLSS recognised courses. We believe in making courses specific and relevant to your needs and provide largely proactive sessions based on scenarios and response. We aim to give individuals the confidence and knowledge to respond in an emergency situation at the level which they choose, whether that is a four day course or a one off training session for a group of people. We concentrate on providing continuous training at a basic level but with the option to choose nationally recognised assessments in order to be qualified in lifesaving, lifeguarding, first aid or defibrillation. All these courses are run under a policy of flexibility, so we teach at a time to suit you in a venue of your choice.

What? do we teach

All our training is based on the latest UK Resuscitation Council Guidelines, St John’s Ambulance and the British Red Cross as can be found in the DK First Aid Manual (2002), as well as the Institute of Sport and Recreation Management and Royal Lifesaving Society publications.

Where possible the activities will be made active and “hands on”. To ensure that everyone on the course learns effectively we aim to ensure that there is experiential learning, a low stress environment, positive reinforcement and the cycle of seeing, hearing and doing.

What? is assessed

For certain nationally recognised courses there is a formal assessment at the end of the course. There is no written examination and every person will be given an equal opportunity to show their ability in a relaxed environment. For other courses, competence and confidence will be assessed regularly throughout the course by their trainer.

The outcomes of a session are measured in recap sessions where session quizzes and simulated scenarios are used. Each candidate will be given the chance to answer and demonstrate. Each participant will be given the chance to ask questions, and try out the practical skills on their own or in small groups. You may also be asked to fill in progress papers so that you and your trainer can enable your learning to develop.

No candidate will be asked to demonstrate in front of the whole group if they express a preference not to. However, dealing with an incident with onlookers is a skill which WHATIF?TRAINING like to ensure candidates have a chance to experience.

What? about your work place

Whether it be a factory, school, leisure centre or building site we encourage all participants to think critically about the legalities and health and safety provisions for the people in their work place. The course offers time to think about risk assessments and prevention of incidents as well as the first aid training.

WHATIF?TRAINING would like the opportunity to create specific and continuous courses to give your staff the confidence and competence to react in any first aid situation.